PROGRAM SPECIALIST - ELEMENTARY ELA

Orange County Public Schools; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Orange County Public Schools seeks a specialist to provide coaching and support for elementary ELA instruction across district schools, aligning with OCPS goals and curriculum frameworks. The role reports to Senior Administrator Elementary ELA and Director, Elementary Curriculum and Instruction.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree with Florida teaching certification or eligibility, and coaching/teacher-leader experience; a Master's or Education Leadership certification is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution required; Master's preferred.
• Valid Florida teaching certificate or eligible to obtain one.
• At least 1 year coaching or teacher-leader experience.
• Three years of elementary teaching experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide coaching and support to elementary ELA across schools.
• Develop and provide district-wide professional development.
• Model effective use of technology in daily work.
• Collaborate with Directors and Senior Administrators on issues.
• Assist instructors to improve standards-based instruction.
• Lead district-wide consistency in discipline areas.

Skills

Coaching

Professional development

Group facilitation

ELA instruction

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Education Leadership certification

Job description

Salary Schedule

To provide specialized support and coaching services related to ELA instruction at elementary schools to achieve district goals.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution required. Master’s degree preferred. Education Leadership certification preferred.
• Valid Florida teaching certificate or have applied to obtain a Florida teaching certificate.
• One (1) year coaching or teacher leader experience to include leading professional learning and using coaching competencies.
• Three (3) years of teaching required elementary level preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Knowledge of teaching and learning processes. Knowledge of the program area of responsibility. Knowledge of organization and management theory and practice. Knowledge and commitment to decentralized decision-making and accountability for results that facilitate creative processes toward achievement of district goals. Knowledge of ELA education theory and practice. Ability to work and communicate effectively with people to focus resources (both human and financial) toward the achievement of district goals. Ability to facilitate group processes in consensus building, conflict resolution, planning and decision making. Understands that quality teaching and learning are the essential processes and product of public schools and has the ability to focus human and financial resources toward this goal. Experience with the OCPS framework of coaching support and training such as Modeling, Co‑Teaching, Co‑Facilitating, Asking Question and Providing Feedback.

REPORTS TO

Senior Administrator Elementary ELA and Director, Elementary Curriculum, and Instruction

SUPERVISES

N/A

MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT

Telephone, Computer, (Personal Computer and Mainframe), Automobile, Copier

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Describes physical conditions of this position.

Light Work Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated as Light Work.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

Physical activities of this position. Percent of a typical day involved in each applicable activity is noted.

PERCENTAGE

• 70 Sitting Resting with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs.
• 10 Standing Assuming an upright position on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time.
• 10 Walking Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances.
• 5 Bending Lowering the body forward from the waist.
• 5 Reaching Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• 5 Lifting Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position through the use of the upper extremities and back muscles exerting up to 10 pounds of force.
• 80 Finger Dexterity Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm.
• 70 Grasping Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• 90 Talking Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which detailed or important spoken
• 90 Hearing Acuity The ability to perceive speech and other environmental sounds at normal loudness levels.
• 90 Visual Acuity The power to see at a level which allows reading of numbers and text, operation of equipment, inspection of machines, etc.

Note Will total more than 100 percent as several activities may be performed at one time.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Conditions the worker will be subject to in this position.

Indoors and Outdoors The worker is subject to both environmental conditions. Activities occur inside and outside.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manifest a professional code of ethics and values.
• Respond to internal and external customers in a timely, accurate, courteous, and empathetic manner representing OCPS in a positive light.
• Model the routine, intentional and effective use of technology in daily work, including communications, organization, and management tasks.
• Develop and provide support to schools, both centrally and site based.
• Provide support and expertise as requested by schools, learning communities for elementary ELA.
• Keep the Director, Elementary Curriculum and Instruction and Senior Administrator, Elementary ELA and Reading informed of current critical issues and incidents about which s/he should be aware.
• Coordinate activities associated with districtwide consistency within their discipline(s).
• Provide district leadership regarding current trends, best practices and promising innovations in educational programs and processes or in areas of assigned responsibility.
• Assist instructors to increase the effectiveness of standards-based instruction in elementary ELA.
• Model appropriate strategies to help build capacity with school and district-based staff in the areas of consulting, collaboration, and coaching.
• Responsible for conducting ongoing district-wide professional development in content expertise listed.
• Responsible for conducting school based professional development, as requested, in the area of content expertise listed.
• Responsible for training school-based staff on district approved enterprise systems and materials that impact student learning.
• Follow the district’s policies and procedures as related to all HRMD guidelines and the district’s instructional initiatives.
• Follow the district’s policies and procedures as related to fixed assets.
• Develop leadership in subordinates.
• Responsible for keeping up to date on current technology being used by OCPS. With the support of the district, attend training to ensure skill level in various technologies is at the level required to perform in current position.
• Responsible for maintaining timely and accurate information and accountable for the quality of information maintained by those they supervise.
• Responsible for self-development and keeping up to date on current research, trends, and best practices relevant to the area of responsibility.

Perform Other Duties And Responsibilities As Assigned By Supervisor.

• Essential Performance Responsibilities

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

Non-bargaining unit compensation plan, twelve months, 8.0 hours per day.

EVALUATION

Performance of this job will be evaluated under the OCPS District Leader Model.

04/23/2024

This is a grant funded position.